Graves′ disease allied with multiple pheochromocytoma

Abstract

Pheochromocytoma is an uncommon cause of high blood pressure touching adults. The combination of severe hypertension in the triad of headache, sweating, and tachycardia should suggest this diagnosis; this clinical picture is similar to that of hyperthyroidism. We report the case of a 22-year-old patient with multiple pheochromocytoma associated with Graves′ disease revealed by malignant hypertension and discussed the difficulties of the diagnosis and the treatment approach.

Keywords

• Graves′ disease
• multiple pheochromocytoma
• pheochromocytoma
• prognosis
• treatment